NOVA Community College Green Club Eco Rage. 7:30 p.m. at Northern Virginia Community College’s Annandale Campus, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale, An environmentally friendly dance party. $5 admission, which will go to the participating student clubs to further the movement to improve NOVA's environmental impact. Food provided by the African Caribbean Student Association. nova.greenclub@gmail.com or 703-909 6655.

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&lt;/b&gt;Fairfax Festival of Lights and Carols. 11:30 a.m.-7 p.m. Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Tickets available at Parks and Recreation office at City Hall and Green Acres Center. 703-385-7858 or www.fairfaxva.gov.

* Lunch with Santa. 11:30 a.m., 12:15 p.m. and 1 p.m. at Old Town Hall.

* Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. 5 p.m. in the Kitty Pozer Garden behind Old Town Hall. Caroling, music by Good News Ringers and the Jubil-Aires.

* Candlelight Tours of Historic Ratcliffe-Allison House. 6-7 p.m. Ratcliffe-Allison House, next to Old Town Hall. Candlelight tours of the city’s oldest residence.

Turtle Island String Quartet. 8 p.m. George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. With jazz pianist Cyrus Chestnut and mandolinist Mike Marshall. A pre-performance discussion, free to ticket holders, begins 45 minutes prior to the performance on the Center’s Grand Tier III. Tickets $22-$44, available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Gifts That Give Hope Alternative Gift Fair. 12-5 p.m. at Truro Church, 10520 Main St., Fairfax. Donations and some tangible items for local non-profits in all price ranges, from $15 for a gallon of milk plus a dozen eggs for 3 families up to $75 to help prevent eviction for a family with children. More than 20 non-profit organizations will be on-hand. www.givingcircleofhope.org or www.giftsthatgivehope.org.

Cut-a-thon for Bethany House. 11 a.m.-4 p.m. at Salon Antoine and Spa, 11092 Lee Highway, #101-A, Fairfax. All of the day’s proceeds will benefit Bethany House of Northern Virginia, Inc., helping women and children who have suffered from domestic violence. Contact Salon Antoine at 703-691-8878 or www.SalonAntoine.com or Bethany House at 703-658-9500 or www.bhnv.org.

World AIDS Day Concert. 5 p.m. Lutheran Church of the Abiding Presence, 6304 Lee Chapel Road, Burke. Sponsored by 25:40, a local non-profit organization dedicated to children in South Africa fighting poverty and AIDS. Free admission. www.2540.org.

Living History Civil War Winter Encampment. 2-4 p.m. The Civil War Interpretive Center at Historic Blenheim, 3610 Old Lee Highway, Fairfax. Talk to re-enactors from “Fairfax Rifles,” Company D of the 17th Virginia Infantry as they portray Confederate soldiers and civilians in a winter encampment. Hear how the soldiers celebrated Christmas and their thoughts on being away from home for the holidays. Free. Hot cider and cookies served. 703-591-0560.

Main Street Community Band: ‘Tis the Season. 4 p.m. at W. T. Woodson High School Auditorium, 9525 Main St., Fairfax. Tchaikovsky’s “The Nutcracker,” the “Hallelujah Chorus” from Handel’s Messiah, Holst’s “Christmas Day,” “Winter Wonderland,” “Good King Wence-Salsa!” by Morales and Bulla’s “Rhapsody for Hanukkah.” Santa Claus will make an appearance. Bring a nonperishable food item to benefit Food for Others. Free. Early admittance for advanced ticket holders begins at 3 p.m. Doors open to the general public at 3:45 p.m. 703-757-0220 or www.fairfaxband.org.

Wolftrap’s 42nd Annual Holiday Sing-A-Long. 4 p.m. Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts, 1624 Trap Road, Vienna. Led by the United States Marine and a 400-member choir. Donations of new, unwrapped toys will be accepted at the entrance for Toys for Tots, but are not required. Free admission. 703-255-1917 or grahamb@wolftrap.org.

Fairfax Art League Open House. 5-7 p.m. Old Town Hall, Second Floor gallery, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Featured artists will include Glenda Kirkman, Abol Bahadori, Dixon Vergaray, Kay Burris, Al Marra and Consuela Woodford. Live music by Sior Og, an Irish musical combo headed by Howard Rhile. Refreshments. The Fairfax Art League will offer a 10 percent discount on any artwork purchased over $30 in December. www.fairfaxartleague.com.

&lt;/b&gt;Waverly Consort’s “A Christmas Story.” 8 p.m. at George Mason University Center for the Arts, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. In the spirit of the medieval church dramas and mystery plays, eight singers and five instrumentalists play reproductions of medieval instruments. $21-$42, youth through grade 12 half price. Tickets available at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

Fairfax County TalkStories. 3 p.m.-5 p.m. at Pohick Regional Library, 6450 Sydenstricker Road, Fairfax. Sam and Shirley DiBartolo and Larry and Mary Mark on heritage from Italy and Denmark and the history of St. Mary’s Catholic Church.. With the Burke/West Springfield Senior Center Without Walls. corazonfoley@yahoo.com.

Wheels to Africa Bicycle Collection. 10 a.m.-3 p.m. at the Pizza Hut at the corner of Route 236 and Prosperity Drive, Fairfax. Wheels to Africa is a nonprofit that collects bicycles for Africa and needy American communities. $10 donation requested with each bicycle to help cover shipping costs. www.wheels-to-africa.org.

Encore Theatrical Arts Project: “Santa Got Frostbite.” 1 p.m. and 4 p.m. at Northern Virginia Community College Ernst Theatre, 8333 Little River Turnpike, Annandale. Christmas chaos and fun for the whole family in a Broadway-style, song and dance holiday spectacular. Tickets $18-$21.

Holiday and Popular Tunes Concert. 2 p.m. at Old Town Hall, 3999 University Drive, Fairfax. Holiday and popular tunes played by Fairfax County Elementary School strings students directed by Maggie Lubinski. This performance is an outreach program for Fairfax Museum and Visitor Center’s temporary exhibition, “City of Fairfax: Celebrating the Arts,” installed through Dec. 30 at Museum and Visitor Center, 10209 Main St. Fairfax. Free. 703-385-8414.

The Holidays at Mason: Believe in Miracles. 7 p.m. at George Mason University Center for the Arts Concert Hall, 4400 University Drive, Fairfax. The Mason Symphony Orchestra, University Chorale and University Singers perform selections composed by Alan Silvestri, Glen Ballard and John Rutter. Audience-sing-along. $20 adults, $15 students and seniors. Limited number of free tickets for students with a valid Mason ID. Charge tickets at 888-945-2468 or cfa.gmu.edu.

“Merry, Happy…. What?” 7:30 p.m. at the Hub Theatre, 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. When Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa roll around Molly always feels left out. No one else celebrates the same holiday that she does. A light-hearted story for the whole family. $10. www.thehubtheatre.org or 703-674-3177.

“Merry, Happy…. What?” 7:30 p.m. at the Hub Theatre, 9431 Silver King Court, Fairfax. When Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa roll around Molly always feels left out. No one else celebrates the same holiday that she does. A light-hearted story for the whole family. $10. www.thehubtheatre.org or 703-674-3177.